July 3, 2005
GURU TO MINE MGM CLASSICS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amHow about an all spy channel? Such possibilities are bit closer to reality now that the country's largest cable operator has tapped Diana Robina - an MTV Networks executive instrumental...
BULL'S EYE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMadison Ave. rivals BBDO and TBWA/Chiat Day are used to going up against each other in client pitches, but the real test may come later this year when they hit...
FIRST BOSTON SELLS LAST PIECE OF MAG CHAIN
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMulti-million dollar deals involving trade magazine are red hot - with a new offering coming up from Credit Suisse First Boston. After selling a portion of trade publisher Advanstar Communications...
FLY FRY DADDY - MICKEY D'S TRIES TO KETCHUP ON FASHION
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMcDonald's wants to change at least one undesirable aspect of working in the fast food industry: the uniforms. The burger giant is checking out fashion designers such as Tommy Hilfiger,...
HAVEN TO HEAL; VET CENTER IS WELCOMING TO PETS, OWNERS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amSOMETIMES several people have to travel several miles to help one dog beat a dangerous disease. My animals and I were looking forward to spending the summer in the mountains...
A MAN FOR ALL GENRES
July 3, 2005 | 4:00am'MADE it, Ma! Top of the world!" screams James Cagney's Arthur (Cody) Jarrett seconds before he's blown to bits in "White Heat." The classic 1949 gangster yarn is one of...
MAN VS. MACHINE FACES ENDGAME
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amSINCE Garry Kasparov's two matches with Deep Blue nearly a decade ago, we've gotten used to top grandmasters playing the best machines and occasionally winning. But that ended era last...
THE DON'T MISS LIST
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amHOLIDAY Independence Day Divas MUSIC industry divas Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan and Gretchen Wilson flex their patriotic pipes on three different networks this July 4th. Mariah Carey is the exclusive...
DR. PHIL GOING THE WAY OF JERRY SPRINGER
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amDR. PHIL," seen five afternoons a week here on Ch. 2, might be the perfect example of what TV does to TV shows and what TV shows do to TV....
'HAMBURGER' SERVES UP PRIME BEEF
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA MEMPHIS restaurant known for its deep-fried hamburgers claims that at least some of the grease in its fryers is 90 years old. At Louis' Lunch, a burger joint in...
TEEN CELINE - CANADIAN OPERA DIVA PLAYS 'IDOL'-STYLE POP STAR
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amSHE plays a girl who wins an "American Idol"-like contest, but Alexz Johnson - the "z," just in case you're wondering, is silent - has more in common with Quebec...
REEL GOOD - LINDA STASI PREVIEWS THIS WEEK'S BEST MOVIES
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amJAWS (1975) Sunday, Noon, TCM It's the 30th anniversary of this fantastic Spielberg fish tale of a ticked off great white shark who swims near shore to eat anyone in...
THE HOT SEAT: DAVID SEDARIS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amIS there anything we don't know about David Sedaris? Since he started talking on National Public Radio a decade ago - about his gig as an elf at Macy's -...
HOT LIST - WHAT WE'RE OBSESSED WITH THIS WEEK
July 3, 2005 | 4:00am1) Shroud of Tom The towel Tom Cruise used to wipe his face after getting squirted on the red carpet in London - the most famous discarded piece of cloth...
THE FAB FOUR - 'FANTASTIC' SUPERHEROES ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING SUPERSTARS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMICHAEL Chiklis always considered himself a Fantastic Four fan. Then he went to Comic-Con. The gigantic annual comic book convention schooled Chiklis - as well as his three "Fantastic" film...
QUEENS & COUNTRY - LAURA CANTRELL BRINGS NASHVILLE TO NEW YORK
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amFOR Queens country singer Laura Cantrell, who was raised Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry was her hometown concert hall. As a teen, she was inspired by such legends as Minnie...
THIS WEEK'S MOVIES
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amDARK WATER Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror flick is directed by Walter Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries"). Jennifer Connelly is a woman with an estranged husband, a young daughter and...
SOFTWARE GUY SKS HIGH-TECH LOVIN'
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMEET David, a 32-year-old software account manager who tells us the three things he can't live without are "love, freedom, and structure." When he's not working, he likes "traveling within...
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS (COCKTAILS)
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amWELCOME back to Meet Market - the best part of every Sunday. Last week, Elyse, a 24-year-old business development analyst chose Evan, a 23-year-old editorial assistant. We sent them off...
WEDDINGS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amCorona, 25, and McDermott, 25 MAY 21 - "We exited the church into a very exciting thunderstorm," said Michelle Corona, who works in corporate communications. The ushers could only find...
THE COSTUME'S NOT CHIKLIS' STRONG SUIT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amHE fights L.A.'s scariest criminals every week on "The Shield," but Michael Chiklis found a much more intimidating foe on the "Fantastic Four" set: his own costume. "His initial reaction...
HEAR THIS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amIN CONCERT * At Jones Beach: Funky Earth, Wind & Fire plays with soft rockers Chicago today. John Mellencamp makes it hurt so good with John Fogerty on Friday. *...
THIS WEEK'S CDS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amCASSIDY "I'm a Hustla" [...] (Three stars) Full Service/J Records PHILADELPHIA native Cassidy hit hip-hop hard in 2000 with his clever "Split Personality" album, where he divvied up the disc...
STILL THE MOST DEF - '80S ROCKERS POUR MORE SUGAR ON IT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amONLY five rock bands in the world have sold over 10 million copies of two original albums in the U.S. - The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Van Halen and...
NOW IT'S FLIRTY HARRY - ROMANCE, REVELATIONS IN LATEST POTTER BOOK
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amWhile crazed fans eagerly count down the days until the July 16 arrival of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth book in the enormously popular series, rumors about...
FILM WILL UNVEIL POTTER VILLAIN
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amIt's a magical year for Harry Potter fans. On Nov. 18, four months after "The Half Blood Prince" arrives in bookstores, the fourth Potter flick, "Harry Potter and the Goblet...
SALES - THE BEST BUYS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amHenri Bendel 712 Fifth Ave., between 55th and 56th streets; (800) 423-6335. Sale: through July 16., with July 4th hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., noon-7 p.m./Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./Sat., 10...
REQUIRED READING
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amOn the heels of the recent unmasking of Deep Throat as Mark Felt comes Bob Woodward's take on the story, "The Secret Man." He reveals in detail how he met...
A BOY KING - STEPHEN'S SON SHUNS HORROR, SEEKS OWN LITERARY IDENTITY
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTHE horror . . . the horror! Being the son of Stephen King, that is. Well, not really. For one, getting a publisher for your first book couldn't be that...
HAMPTONS DIARY - BLAST HITS LONSTEIN HOME
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amSHOSHANA Lonstein's parents' Westhampton Beach house was blown to bits in a gas explosion yesterday, police said. The celebrity swimsuit maker and one-time Jerry Seinfeld gal pal, was not at...
DEAL WITH THE QUEEN OF POKER
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amNo wonder it's called lady luck. While the fate of a handful of New Yorkers will be decided by the flip of a card in this week's World Series of...
WORKER KILLED AT CAR WASH
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amAn out-of-control Rolls-Royce crushed a poor immigrant teen yesterday in a horrific accident outside a Brooklyn car wash. Witnesses told The Post that Jermain Rodriguez Munguia, 18, was drying off...
FIRETRUCK FLIPS IN B'KLYN - 6 BRAVEST INJURED SPEEDING TO BLAZE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA firetruck flipped three times as it raced to a blaze in Brooklyn yesterday, leaving six firefighters injured. The smoke-eaters from Ladder Co. 120 were taken from the wreckage on...
NO WAY OUT - DOUBLE LOCK DOOMS BROOKLYN TOT IN FIRE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA 3-year-old Brooklyn boy was killed early yesterday in a blaze that critically injured his two siblings and their mom's boyfriend - after they couldn't open a double-locked door to...
BX. DEM BIG TIGHT WITH MIKE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA CLOSE ally of Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion is getting mighty chummy with Mayor Bloomberg. Anthony Perez Cassino, chairman of Community Board 8 and Carrion's former campaign treasurer, sang...
COPS USE 'AIR' POWER AGAINST SERIAL RAPIST
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amLaw-enforcement officials are hoping some police sketches of a rapist who has preyed on eight women in Chelsea and New Jersey will lead to his capture with an airing on...
LONG-DEAD PARK SEES LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amCanal Park in TriBeCa is reopening - 84 years after it was "temporarily" closed to make way for the Holland Tunnel. The triangular oasis between West Street, Canal Street North...
H'WARD BEACH TWIST - VICTIMS' PALS TALK
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTwo pals of the Howard Beach racial-beating victim have corroborated at least parts of a statement given to cops by a detective's son involved in the confrontation. Investigative sources revealed...
NO TAKERS FOR VISITING FRENCH KIDS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amSummer plans for doz ens of French kids wanting to visit New York City are toast - the apparent victim of anti-French feelings here since the start of the Iraq...
MADONNA & 'CHILD' A BLAST FROM PAST
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMadonna stole the show at rock's global goodwill gala in London yesterday, serenading the poster child for the first Live Aid in 1985. The Material Mom sang a song to...
HARD-DRIVING THRILL SHOW MORE THAN JUST POP-AGANDA
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTHE plan was simple. If the rock stars and their fans made enough noise, the world's leaders might notice that Africa is in trouble. The musical method magnificently delivered the...
STARS ROCK THE WORLD - 'LIVE 8' DRAWS A COOL MILLION+ TO FIGHT POVERTY
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amThe world rocked yesterday as more than 1.5 million people turned out around the globe for the self-proclaimed "greatest concert of all time" - Live 8. "Mahatma Gandhi freed a...
COPS RESCUE SPEED-BOAT TRIO
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amThree men were rescued from Jamaica Bay by the NYPD Harbor Unit after their speed boat capsized, police said. The men were approximately 50 feet east of North Channel Bridge...
MAN STABS EX THEN KILLS HIMSELF
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man arrested a month ago for breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and attacking her stabbed her three times yesterday before shooting himself to death in the hallway of...
IPOD MURDER - TEEN SLAIN BY STREET THUGS; BROOKLYN TEEN IS SLAIN FOR HIS IPOD
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA gang of thugs brutally stabbed and killed a music-loving teen on a busy Brooklyn street yesterday in a bid to steal his iPod - the first known murder in...
IPOD MURDER - TEEN STABBED BY MOB OF THIEVES; BROOKLYN TEEN IS SLAIN FOR HIS IPOD
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA gang of thugs brutally stabbed and killed a music-loving teen on a busy Brooklyn street yesterday in a bid to steal his iPod - the first known murder in...
CITY HITS ROOF OVER OUTDOOR SUSHI JOINT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amThere's something fishy at trendy Village eatery Sushi Samba, and it's not the spicy tuna rolls. The city has taken the Seventh Avenue hot spot to court and is threatening...
FIENDS' NEW 'CSI-Q' - HIT CRIME SERIES IS MAKING MORE THUGS DNA-SAVVY
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amHe silently sneaked into apartments, abused women and vanished, but the "Spider-Man" rapist terrorizing upper Manhattan also put to use an armchair degree in forensics, cops believe. The calculating criminal...
SHOCK OF 'KID PORN' L.I. EXEC
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amRobert Johnson's suits were buttoned-down, his grooming was impeccable, and his demeanor as dignified as his Midwest upbringing might suggest. A golfing partner recalled that Johnson never cursed like other...
THE BITE STUFF - TELLING THE TOOTH ABOUT HOT-DOG HERO
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amFour hometown hot-dog heroes came together last week to rally against their nemesis: four-time Nathan's hot-dog eating contest winner Takeru Kobayashi, who shoveled in 53 ½ hot dogs in 12...
'LOOKING GOOD' ON OLYMPIC BID
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amNew York's last-minute swap of Olympic stadium plans won't hurt the city's chances of landing the 2012 games, a key member of the International Olympic Committee told The Post. "I...
VISIT OUR CRADLES OF LIBERTY
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amYou say you wanna Revolutionary experience this Independence Day weekend? Look no further than Ye Olde Big Apple. Here are some sites you shouldn't miss:MANHATTANJohn Street,Near John Street Methodist Church,...
VILAR'S ARTFUL DODGE - RENEGES ON 'BAIL'
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amEmbattled philanthropist Alberto Vilar is holding onto his beloved art - even though it might mean returning to jail. When the failed money manager, who is accused of defrauding an...
LOCAL GAL IS NEW MISS N.Y.
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amA dance student from NYU won the Miss New York State 2005 competition last night, earning the right to compete in the Miss America pageant in September. Kandice Pelletier had...
DOOMPADEE DOO-IT-ALL - JOHNNY DEPP CO-STAR PLAYS METROSEXUAL OOMPA LOOMPA
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTim Burton didn't need to recruit an army of little people to play Oompa Loompas in his new version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." All he needed was this...
PHILLY'S STAR OF THE SHOWS - 'LIVE 8' STARS ROCK THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - More than 1.5 million people turned out around the globe for the self-proclaimed "greatest concert of all time" - with Philadelphia drawing more than any other city. "Mahatma...
CAR-WASH WORKER CRUSHED TO DEATH
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amAn out-of-control Rolls-Royce crushed a poor immigrant teen yesterday in a horrific accident outside a Brooklyn car wash. Witnesses told The Post that Jermain Rodriguez Munguia, 18, was drying off...
FRANK VISITS KEYON
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amCoach Lawrence Frank presented his pitch to free agent Keyon Dooling in Florida yesterday, and now the Nets and their targets will prepare for the next move. "All we're doing...
HERE'S WHAT'S MISSING - DELGADO SHOWS WHY HE WAS SOUGHT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amCarlos Delgado spurned the Mets when they attempted to sign him this offseason. While his absence has been felt throughout the season, it's rarely been more glaring than in this...
TIME TO PUTT UP OR SHUT UP
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMissed putts determined the last two Commerce Bank Championship titles, and if yesterday's second round was any indication of the way this year's Champions Tour final will go down, those...
'WILD' RIDE IN SUBURBAN
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amRebounding from a dismal effort as the favorite in the Pimlico Special, Offlee Wild surged to the lead on the far turn, then outdueled Pollard's Vision down the stretch to...
GONE-IKA SORENSTAM - ANNIKA COLLAPSES IN STUNNING DEFEAT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amIt is now the What in the World Match Play Championship, with Who? in all four semifinal berths The crowning upset of this chock-a-block of shock LPGA tournament sent Annika...
ARROYO DROPS APPEAL OF BAN
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amJockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. has dropped appeal of seven-day suspension for careless riding in fourth race here May 18, will sit out July 4 through 10.2ND RACE - Ingot, coming...
FISH STEAL PIAZZA'S THUNDER
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMET NOTES The Marlins, as they usually do, picked on Mike Piazza's throwing arm yesterday. However, Florida's four stolen bases weren't entirely Piazza's fault. During the sixth inning of yesterday's...
FOR STARTERS, WHO'S 2ND TO PEDRO?
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amKRIS Benson was headed to the home dugout, a foot shy of the first-base line, when he momentarily crouched in disappointment. Jose Offerman had failed to hold on to a...
METS LET FISH OFF THE HOOK - MARLINS MAKE MOST OF MANY MISCUES
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amMarlins 7 - Mets 3 Yesterday felt more like a clunker from the Mets' Art Howe Era than this year's high-energy Willie Ball. On Carlos Beltran Bobblehead Day, the 41,290...
CONE: DON'T BLAME MEL FOR YANK WOES
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amDavid Cone pitched in The Bronx long enough to know that when the Yankees aren't playing up to expectations, nobody can take anything for granted. But the retired right-hander is...
CARL-ED OUT - SHOULDER PAIN KOS PAVANO
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amDETROIT - The sky keeps falling on the Yankees' troubled universe. Yesterday, one night after Randy Johnson was spanked by the Tigers, the Yankees announced Carl Pavano won't make today's...
UNIT BACK WITH FLAHERTY
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES DETROIT - There were times Friday night when it appeared Randy Johnson and Jorge Posada were not even reading the same book, never mind being on the same...
CARL-ED OUT - SORE RIGHT SHOULDER KOS PAVANO
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amDETROIT - The sky keeps falling on the Yankees' troubled universe. Yesterday, one night after Randy Johnson was spanked by the Tigers and shortly before their 8-4 win over Detroit,...
JOHNSON BACK WITH FLAHERTY
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES DETROIT - There were times Friday night when it appeared Randy Johnson and Jorge Posada were not even reading the same book, never mind being on the same...
MARBURY MAY FEEL SQUEEZE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amThere are strong indications that Seattle super-agent Aaron Goodwin is concerned with the new Knicks' backcourt glut that leaves Jamal Crawford in a precarious spot. There are appearances Goodwin, the...
BASHIN' BERNIE - WILLIAMS' BOMB, 5 RBIS, LIFT YANKEES
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amYankees 8 - Tigers 4 DETROIT - George Steinbrenner continues to say the dire Yankees' situation is in Joe Torre's hands. He repeated that yesterday to PR guru Howard Rubenstein...
SMART PICKS YOU MADE OR WISH YOU DID
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTODAY marks the exact midway point for the Mets. To celebrate the occasion, we'd like to present some awards to deserving players, even though we can guarantee some of the...
QUOTA CHANGES WON'T FLOAT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amSOME state fisheries managers and many knowledgeable anglers are taking issue with a new plan, being weighed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council, to replace the current summer flounder...
ISLES NOT DOING FANS ANY FAVORS
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTHE Islanders apparently didn't get the Gary Bettman memo about the lockout making the NHL more affordable to its fans. The franchise that, according to Team Marketing Report, checked in...
BAENA MAKES STRIDES IN MATCH PLAY ARENA
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTHERE always seems to be a feel-good story in these world match play tournaments - someone who overcomes long odds to emerge from the pack and unexpectedly challenge for the...
BROKEN HEARTS AT BELMONT - BELOVED FILLY RUFFIAN DIES AFTER MATCH RACE - JULY 6 -7 1975
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amRUFFIAN is dead. The horse widely heralded as the greatest filly and possibly the best thoroughbred of all time was destroyed early today after reinjuring herself as she came out...
KENNY ROGERS CHICKEN - FUNNY, CAMERA CLOWN WASN'T QUITE SO TOUGH WHEN HE PITCHED HERE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amIT would have been nice to see Kenny Rogers be such a tough guy back in the day, back when he was stealing money from both the Yankees and the...
THE KID IS HOT! - CARTER SWEATIN' DETAILS AS BABY METS MANAGER
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - The sun is blazin'. It's 91 degrees in the shade, if you can find any. There's no breeze and it's only 10 a.m. Baby Mets are...
GOT SHORTY - ELEVATED EXPECTATIONS FOR 'NATE THE GREAT'
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amTHE "Gary Coleman" chants were loud that night at Oregon. It was Nate Robinson's sophomore season at Washington and Duck fans were quacking at the 5-9 point guard. Robinson put...
PG GLUT SCARES JAMAL'S AGENT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amThere are strong indications Seattle super-agent Aaron Goodwin is concerned with the new Knick backcourt glut that leaves Jamal Crawford in a precarious spot. There are appearances Goodwin, the NBA's...
FRANK PAYS KEYON A VISIT
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amCoach Lawrence Frank presented his pitch to free agent Keyon Dooling in Florida yesterday and now the Nets and their targets will sit back and prepare for the next move....
A BETTER SUBWAY SWAP - POST COLUMNISTS LARRY BROOKS AND MIKE VACCARO GO WHERE OMAR MINAYA AND BRIAN CASHMAN VENTURED BUT FAILED AND HAMMER OUT A METS-YANKEES BLOCKBUSTER
July 3, 2005 | 4:00am("Yankee Doodle Dandy" cell ringtone). Cash Vaccaro: Cash here. Omar Brooks: It's Omar, ol' pal. Feeling some heat to make a move? Cash Vaccaro: What do you think? My boss,...
SIMPLE MINDS - BELTRAN BASHERS ON FAN DIVING IN THE SHALLOW END
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amJOE Benigno and Sid Rosenberg went out of their way on their WFAN show Tuesday to remind listeners that they have been slapping around Carlos Beltran all season. And they...
MONSTERS OF MIDWAY - HARDBALL'S HALFWAY AWARDS FOR BEST (AND WORST) IN BASEBALL
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amYOU know why they play the season? Because Washington may not be first in war or peace, but it is in the NL East. Because a guy who has never...
BAD MOVES YANKS AND METS DIDN'T MAKE
July 3, 2005 | 4:00amIt could be worse for the Yankees, of course. They could have carried through and signed Eric Milton, who entered the weekend with the NL's worst ERA (7.40) and an...